Where does “अतीत” come from?

अतीत (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan áti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian áti, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

अतीत (Sanskrit): dead, passed on; abandoned, left behind; passed,...

Definitions

  1. dead, passed on; abandoned, left behind; passed,...

Ancestry of “अतीत”, step by step

अतीत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअतिover-; beyond; excessively, exceedingly, very
2Proto-Indo-Aryanáti—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianátiover
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Sanskrit इ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइto go
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “अतीत”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →